MUMBAI:
With a 1-0 victory over Govt. Higher Secondary School, Goa, the senior boys of Govt. HSS, Panampally Nagar, Kochi have booked a spot in the finals of RFYS National Football Championship. Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College, Mumbai is the other team to qualify in the senior boys category having taken down the spi
In the College boys category, Nirmala College, Kochi and Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai went head-to-head against each other with the former stealing a 2-1 win over the latter to qualify for the finals of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Football Championship. With a 3-1 victory over Goa’s Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Kolkata’s Charuchandra College moves into the finals where they will face off against Kochi’s Nirmala College
Senior Boys:
Govt. HSS, Panampally Nagar (Kochi) vs Govt. Higher Secondary School (Goa)
A brilliant goal by Josy Joseph in the dying minutes of the semi-final clash against Govt. Higher Secondary School, Goa helped his team Govt. HSS, Panampally Nagar, Kochi book a berth in the finals of the first year of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Football Championship here today.
The match witnessed both teams creating a lot of chances but neither of them could convert any of them. As the match headed towards a potential extra time to decide the finalist, Josy found the back of the net in the 88th minute to put his team a goal ahead with a remaining regulation time of 2 minutes. The boys from Kochi ensured that they do not concede any goals to become the first finalist in the Senior Boys category.
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School And Junior College (Mumbai) vs Mamta Modern Sr. Sec. School (Delhi)
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School And Junior College, Mumbai held their nerves in a thrilling encounter against Mamta Modern Sr. Sec. School, Delhi to beat their counterparts and set up a title clash against Govt. HSS, Panampally Nagar, Kochi in the Senior Boys category on January 07, 2017 here.
The fiercely contested semi-final clash witnessed both teams tied at 1-1 after the completion of the regulation time courtesy goals by Fr. Agnel’s Kasib Sayed (64’) and Mamta Modern’s Avinash Yadav (8’) for their respective teams. Neither of the teams conceded an inch during extra time and ultimately the game went into a penalty shootout to decide the finalist. As had been the trend during the entire course of the match, the penalty shootout saw as many as 10 strikes each with Delhi’s Milind Singh ending on the wrong side of the score sheet as he missed a crucial shot to hand the shootout to Father Agnel 10-9 in favour of the Mumbai boys. Mayur Adhikari, who made a crucial strike in the shootout for Mumbai and showed excellent skills throughout the game, was named the player of the match.
College Boys:
Nirmala College (Kochi) vs Thakur College of Science and Commerce (Mumbai)
Kochi’s Nirmala College has gained a passage into the finals of the College Boys category with a 2-1 win against Thakur College of Mumbai in the competitive semi-final match at Cooperage Ground, Colaba.
With scores being 1-1 at half time, the goal in 75th minute by Abhiram Shaji gave Nirmala College the lead. Thakur College tried to stage another comeback in the 87th minute but was denied their equalizer by the bar. Nirmala College celebrate their qualification into the College Boys Final of the National Championships
Rosary College of Commerce & Arts (Goa) vs Charuchandra College (Kolkata)
Kolkata’s Charuchandra College beats Goa’s Rosary College in a close encounter which ended with a 3-1 score line to qualify for the finals. Charuchandra College headed into the break with a 1-0 lead. Md. Farid doubled the lead for Charuchandra in the 70th minute. A good Comeback for Roasary College with Snedden Medeira pulling one goal back with a stunner of a left foot. Charuchandra sealed the deal with their 3rd goal in the 90th minute. Despite ending on the losing side, Goa’s Sneddon Medeira, who has been excellent for his team throughout the tournament, was awarded the player of the match.
Brief Results: Day 6
Senior Boys:
Govt. HSS, Panampally Nagar (KOCHI) 1 (Josy Joseph 88’) beats Govt. Higher Secondary School, (GOA) 0
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College (MUMBAI) 1 (Kasib Sayed 64’) beats Mamta Modern Sr. Sec. School (DELHI) 1 (Avinash Yadav 8’) (Penalty Shootout: 10-9)
College Boys:
Nirmala College (KOCHI) 2 (Jithin M 21’, Abhiram Shaji 75’) beats Thakur College of Science and Commerce (MUMBAI) 1 (Umesh Perambara 43’)
Charuchandra College (KOLKATA) 2 (Sandip Patra 45’, Md Farid 70’) beats Rosary College of Commerce & Arts (GOA) 1 (Snedden Medeira 73’)
All matches are Live streamed on RFYS website www.rfyouthsports.com
